SOLUTION: the supplement of an angle is 40 more than 6 times the complement

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Question 1010809: the supplement of an angle is 40 more than 6 times the complement
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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angle is x
complement is 90-x
supplement is 180-x
supplement is 6C+40
Therefore 6(90-x)+40=180-x
540-6x+40=180-x
400=5x
x=80 degrees
complement of 80 is 10
supplement is 100, which is 40 more than 6 times 10.